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The IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group (GOSG) is one of over 120 IUCN SSC Specialist Groups, Red List Authorities and Task Forces working towards achieving the SSC’s vision of “a world that values and conserves present levels of biodiversity”. Made up of experts from around the world, our group leads efforts to study giraffe, okapi and the threats they face, as well as leading and supporting conservation actions designed to ensure the survival of the two species into the future. The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) are institutional co-hosts of the GOSG for giraffe and okapi respectively.

Our website provides news and information about giraffe and okapi, current and future conservation and research projects and the activities of the GOSG. We also host a library of resources including relevant scientific literature.

LATEST NEWS

THE GIRAFFE IS LISTED AS ‘VULNERABLE’ ON THE IUCN RED LIST DUE TO A DEVASTATING GLOBAL DECLINE OF UP TO 40% IN 30 YEARS, AS ASSESSED BY THE GOSG – READ MORE HERE